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CHARLES v. CHARLES

No. 85-3192.

788 F.2d 960 (1986)

Bernadette CHARLES, Appellee, v. Albert Mansfield CHARLES, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 22, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Veronica J. Handy (argued), Edith L. Bornn, Law Offices of Edith L. Bornn, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for appellee.

John W. Newman (argued), Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for appellant.

Before HUNTER, GARTH and BECKER, Circuit Judges

OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

This case presents the question whether the Territorial Court of the Virgin Islands erred in considering a spouse's responsibility for the failure of a marriage in the distribution of the marital homestead pursuant to V.I.Code Ann. tit. 33 § 2305(d) (1967 & Supp.1985). For the reasons that follow, we conclude that § 2305(d)'s broad grant of equitable discretion permits consideration of marital fault...

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